Ghulam Ali a famous Pakistani ghazal singer was born in the village of Kaleke, Sialkot, Pakistan in 1940 (before partition). He belonged to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and sarangi player who gave him early training. Ghulam Ali’s father named him “Ghulam Ali” after Bade Ghulam Ali. At the age of 15, Ghulam Ali became a disciple of the legendary classical singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who was a master of the Patiala Gharana to which Ghulam Ali also belongs. His training was provided mainly by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s three brothers: Barqat Ali Khan, Mubarak Ali Khan, and Amanat Ali Khan, in Lahore. All these great teachers of classical music taught him the finer details of classical music and his solid foundation of classical music included him studying Thumri and learning to sing raagas.
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